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Job 4:18–19

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Job 4:18

18Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

Job 4:19

19How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?

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DEFINED WORDS

Job 4:18

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

put

To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

trust

Something committed to a person’s care for use or management, and for which an account must be rendered. Confidence; a reliance or resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship or other sound principle of another person.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

servants

Persons who serve, labour for, obey, or attend another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

charged

Commanded or strictly instructed; entrusted with a duty or person; accused; or burdened or laid upon, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Job 4:19

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

much

A great quantity or degree; abundant in amount.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

houses

Buildings or dwellings; also households, families, dynasties, or divisions descended from a common head.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

dust

Fine, dry particles of earth; the ground or earth, often as an image of frailty, abasement, or death.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

before

Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

moth

The small winged creature called a moth, known in the KJV for consuming or corrupting garments and other perishable things.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 18

  1. 2 Peter 2:4
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  2. Job 25:5–6
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  3. Jude 1:6
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  4. Job 15:15–16
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  5. Psalms 103:20–21
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From verse 19

  1. Job 10:9
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  2. Genesis 2:7
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  3. Genesis 3:19
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  4. Job 33:6
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  5. 2 Corinthians 4:7
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